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[Ben McLeod]

From: "Can't Wait" <yayforgod at yahoo.com>
Subject: Millison and Seeing the Holocaust EVERYWHERE

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>For me, I think Pynchon is far too interesting a person to ever place
>something as uninteresting as the holocaust at the base of what he
>knew was an historical literary screaming.

  Wow!  You know, I had some hipster freinds here in Wicker Park (I don't 
anymore).  One evening we were drinking and chatting, getting revved up for 
a real barnburner of a debate.  I was enjoying it, but made the mistake of 
saying the word "nazi".  The room went quiet, and someone started talking 
about web design.  An old pal pulled me aside.  "You know, it's kind of a 
common knowldge rule, as soon as anyone brings up the nazis or the holocaust 
or any of that crap, the conversation has just been killed.  No one wants to 
hear it.  Just thought I'd let you know."
  Gee, yayforgod, I think P's probably a pretty intersting person too.  And 
it sure seem like he does a lot of 'thinking'.  Gee whiz, I sure hope its 
not about boring old poo-poo stuff like the holocaust, 'cause that would 
make him a boring old fuddy duddy, wouldn't it?  Just like all the other 
folks who ramble on about 'boring' crud like long books full of words...  
Y'know, I'm only killing time here til my Nintendo gets fixed...

  An aside-- I have enjoyed a lot of Millison's posts (not all), anf have 
admiration for his scholarship.  I don't feel the holocaust is the central 
theme, but I see no point it making that an excuse for personal attacks.
  This stupid book has 760 pages, and we can have at _LEAST_ that many 
opinions about it.  Pick a page.

  On with V!

Ben
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